Winners announced!
Kildare Business Awards Night a great success
Punchestown Racecourse and Newbridge Silverware the big winner at the Kildare Business Awards
North Kildare Chamber hosted the Inaugural Kildare Business Awards on Friday night in The K Club in front of a sell-out room of 300 Kildare business leaders. Businesses celebrated into the early hours at the Black Tie Gala Event which saw Punchestown Racecourse win “Overall Business of the Year for 2014. William Doyle, CEO of Newbridge Silverware received the prestigious award “ Outstanding Contribution to Business in Kildare Award”. Companies which attended the event included Kerry EMEA, Facebook Ireland, Ballymore Properties, Kildare Village and GE Capital. Dick O’Sullivan and the team in Punchestown won the Overall Business of the Year. Dick paid tribute to the team in Punchestown “ On behalf of Punchestown I am so honoured to accept this award. We have had a hugely successful year and to be honoured by the business community in Kildare is a great achievement.
Allan Shine, CEO of the Chamber was delighted with the night and said, “ This event is the highlight of an extremely successful year for the Chamber. We are the fastest growing chamber in Ireland representing in excess of 300 businesses who in turn employ over 37000 people in the county.
Niall Browne, President of the Chamber said” I am honoured to be President of this organisation and must congratulate all the winners here tonight. 2014 has been a great year for the business community in Kildare and we will continue to assist, promote and enhance business going into the new year.
Awards winners on the night were:
Award Winners
Innovation and Technology Award sponsored by Bank of Ireland
Mick O Shea Heating and Plumbing Ltd
Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by Kerry EMEA
Naas Racecourse
Entrepreneur of the Year Award sponsored by ETBI
David Buckley, Celtic Horizon Tours
High Potential Start Up Award sponsored by LEO Kildare
Palmerstown House Estate
SME Business of the Year sponsored by HTH Accountants
Voice Engineer Ireland
Retail Excellence Award sponsored by Ladytown Business Park
Color Trend
Tourism and Hospitality Award sponsored by Kildare Village
Punchestown Racecourse
North Kildare Chamber Networker of the Year Award sponsored by Hanahoe and Hanahoe Solicitors
Party Mad
North Kildare Chamber Overall Business of The Year Award sponsored by Dooley Insurances
Punchestown Racecourse
Outstanding Contribution to Business Award
CEO William Doyle, Newbridge Silverware
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